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Topic: onboard air or portable (Read 1195 times)

Ok only been on 2 rides so far, but i always head towards the nearest gas station to re air tires....Trying to decide on a portable or onboard air system...what do you guys run or recommend ?thanks in advance Mark

Yup, I've been running the red compressor for over 10 years. My first one crapped out pretty sure because I ran it without a filter the last 2 years of it's life. It lasted about 9 years.

I bought another one, but I bought a co2 set up this season. Since I flat tow, it will be nice to be aired up quicker. It'll definitely be faster. It costs more (a little less than $200 for everything). You have to get it filled, which is one more thing to do and more $. Also harder to store in the Jeep. It's bigger then the compressor and it has to be secured unless you want a missile to go off in your back seat. lol

CFM rating is key! Most of the portable 12V air compressors are rated at 0 PSI to boost their numbers. If the compressor has to be hard wired and draws 30 amps @ 12V then it's generally good! Bang for the buck / CFM - the Master Flow beats the VIAR...

I installed a tiny compressor for my ARB (probably could have run the ARB off a straw in a pinch!)

When it comes to airing up - electric compressors you are talking 4 minutes per tire, when you go with a CO2 set-up, you are talking seconds!

With my CO2 set-up I'm at 46 seconds to air up my 35's from 10 PSI to 25 PSI... One 10lb tank lasts me all season (typically 3 runs) and has some left over for air tools to run an impact gun on the trail to change ball joints ) ... I dropped down to a 5lb tank on my newer TJ since I only have to air up myself and not others (~ 2lb of CO2 for one air up)

Did you paint that, or did it come like that? We had to turn ours in each time we filled it so we didn't paint it or change it. Do you know if you have to turn yours in? If not, what type of tank did you get?